Terms & Conditions

Disclaimer

The New Zealand Food and Grocery Council (FGC) tries to ensure the information on this Web site is accurate and current but does not accept liability for any error or omission it may contain. All warranties expressed or implied as to the accuracy or completeness of the information on this Web site, or in respect of any products or materials referred to, are excluded to the extent permitted by law.

Links here may lead to other Web sites, and some information on this Web site may be provided by third parties. the FGC accepts no responsibilities for the currency or accuracy of such information. You should verify it with those parties directly.

The information contained on this Web site is intended to provide general information about the FGC's current products and is subject to change without notice.

Use of this Web site is deemed to be acceptance of the terms and conditions contained in this policy. the FGC may vary this policy at any time. The current version of the policy will be maintained on the Web site.

Copyright

The copyright in all materials displayed or available on this Web site is the property of the FGC unless otherwise stated. If the owner of any material published on this Web site is not the FGC, the rights in respect of that material will be as defined by the copyright owner of the material concerned. Unless otherwise stated you are permitted to copy textual material published by the FGC for your own non-commercial use provided you retain and display any copyright notice applying to the material. No material from this Web site may be reproduced or distributed in any media without written permission from the FGC.

Privacy

The FGC will accept personal information provided by you on this site, particularly in relation to membership registration, the mentoring programme, event registration for events and from inquiries. The FGC may from time to time collect additional information about you on this web site. Such information will only be used for the purpose of providing or enhancing the FGC's services to you. We will not supply your information to any third party without your prior agreement.

As required by the Privacy Act 1993, we follow strict security procedures in the storage and disclosure of information which you have given us to prevent unauthorized access. Our security procedures mean that we may occasionally request proof of identity before we are able to disclose sensitive information to you.

Cookies

Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computers hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the sites or service providers systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information.

First party cookies are used for Member login/authenciation, form validation and choosing to bypass the old web browser warning (should you be using an old unsupported web browser).

Third party cookies are used for Google Analytics.

Online Credit Card Payment for Small Events

Credit card payment is available online in real time for small events. You will be informed immediately if your credit card is declined. If declined, you may check the accuracy of the credit card number and expiration date, or choose a different card to try.

Credit card payments will be taken via secure hosted systems from Direct Payment Solution (DPS) / Payment Express, credit card details will NOT be retained by the FGC website.

Your registration will be recorded immediately once you completed your online payment.

Note: Large events like the Annual and Half Yearly Conference may be subject to their own terms and conditions and the terms and conditiions of a third party event provider.

Refund Policy for Small Events

We require five clear working days notice of a cancellation to approve a refund less 10% administration fee. If you are unable to give such notice, we would be happy for you to arrange for another person to attend on the day. Unless such notice is given within this time frame, full fees are payable and refunds will not be given.

Registrations that are cancelled with less than five working days notice will not be eligible for a transfer to another date, or refund.

Should an event fail to attract a minimum number of participants, we reserve the right to cancel it.

Note: Large events like the Annual and Half Yearly Conference may be subject to their own terms and conditions and the terms and conditiions of a third party event provider.